Above the Rim
This ABA and NBA legend, known for his iconic baseline reverse layup in the 1980 Finals, was the first player to win MVP in both leagues.
Who is Julius Erving (Dr. J)?
This Hall of Famer is the only pitcher to throw a no‑hitter in both leagues and win a Cy Young Award in both leagues.
Who is Randy Johnson?
This Hall of Fame coach is the only person to win both a Super Bowl and a college national championship as a head coach.
Who is Jimmy Johnson?
This boxer’s entrance song, “Mama Said Knock You Out,” became so iconic that LL Cool J performed it live during one of his title defenses.
Who is Mike Tyson?
This school is the only one to win a national championship with a head coach who had never previously served as a coordinator at the college or NFL level.
What is Clemson (Dabo Swinney, 2016)?
This Hall of Famer is the only player in NBA history to record a quadruple‑double with points, rebounds, assists, and blocks.
Who is Hakeem Olajuwon?
This infielder is the only player in MLB history to record 3,000 hits, 500 home runs, and 600 doubles without ever winning an MVP.
Who is Rafael Palmeiro?
This defensive legend is the only player to win NFL Defensive Player of the Year with three different teams.
Who is Deion Sanders?
This athlete is the only person to win an Olympic gold medal and later be nominated for an Academy Award.
Who is Kobe Bryant? (Olympic gold in 2008 & 2012; Oscar nomination and win for “Dear Basketball.”)
This school is the only one to win NCAA national championships in football, men’s basketball, and baseball — the “Big Three” — all within the same decade.
What is Florida (2006–2009)?
This ABA legend once averaged 34.6 points per game in a season — the highest single‑season scoring average in either the NBA or ABA not held by Wilt Chamberlain.
Who is George Gervin?
This catcher is the only player in MLB history to catch three no‑hitters by three different pitchers.
Who is Jason Varitek?
This quarterback is the only one in NFL history to win a playoff game with four different head coaches.
Who is Brett Favre?
This actor, who played Willie Mays Hayes in "Major League", was replaced in the sequel because he had become “too muscular” for the role.
Who is Wesley Snipes?
This school is the only one to win NCAA national championships in both men’s and women’s volleyball in the same academic year.
What is Stanford?
This franchise is the only one to win an ABA/NBA championship in three different cities.
Who are the Sacramento Kings (Rochester Royals / Cincinnati Royals / Sacramento Kings)?
This team is the only one to lose a perfect game in the 9th inning twice in the same season — both times with two outs.
Who are the Tampa Bay Rays? (2013: Yu Darvish & Yusmeiro Petit lost perfect games vs. Tampa Bay with 2 outs in the 9th.)
This franchise is the only one to win a playoff game in every decade since the 1950s.
Who are the Kansas City Chiefs? (Dallas Texans in the early 1960s count toward the franchise history.)
This actor turned down the lead role in Moneyball, forcing the studio to delay production for nearly a year before casting Brad Pitt.
Who is Steve Carell?
This school is the only one to win NCAA national championships in men’s track, women’s track, and cross‑country in the same year, completing the rare “distance triple crown.”
What is Arkansas?
This defensive specialist is the only player to win NBA Defensive Player of the Year while averaging fewer than 7 points per game and fewer than 30 minutes per game.
Who is Ben Wallace?
This player is the only one in MLB history to hit two grand slams in a single inning.
Who is Fernando Tatís Sr.?
This Hall of Famer is the only player to win NFL MVP, Super Bowl MVP, and Pro Bowl MVP in the same season.
Who is Joe Montana (1989 season)?
This 1990s sports movie used real footage from a minor‑league baseball game because the production ran out of money to film crowd scenes.
What is A League of Their Own?
This school is the only one to win an NCAA national championship in a season where it played home games in three different venues due to stadium renovations, doing so in baseball.
What is Oregon State (2006)?